Michael Taeckens @mtaeckens on Bluesky Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Michael Taeckens @mtaeckens on Bluesky on X
Lit PR. ‘23-‘24 clients: @nicolesjchung @abe_verghese @urrealism @safiyasinclair @nathanthrall @vanjchan @rachelkhong @WhitingFdn. Co-founder @BroadsidePR.
A Reliable Wife
Robert GoolrickMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on BlueskySad to hear of Robbie Goolrick’s passing. His memoir, The End of the World As We Know It, and debut novel, A Reliable Wife, are beautiful, haunting works. RIP. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/05/13/robert-goolrick-author-dead/
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Journal of a Solitude
May SartonMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on BlueskyForever grateful to @rocketfantastic for inspiring me to read May Sarton’s JOURNAL OF A SOLITUDE last year. I know it’s a book I’ll re-read often. https://t.co/54LF9TUqa1
Paperback, 1992
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Be an Antiracist
Ibram X. KendiMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on BlueskyAnyone want a copy of @DrIbram's HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST, for yourself or a friend/family member? I'll buy & mail up to 10 copies via local indie bookstores or @Bookshop_Org. (Not the publicist on this book, just an ardent believer in its importance.) https://t.co/zDG5pWxAlV
Paperback, 2023
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Yellow House: A Memoir (2019 National Book Award Winner)
Sarah M. BroomMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on Bluesky"The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom. It’s incredible—a sweeping memoir about a Black family’s deep, powerful history in New Orleans before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina."--@GilbertLiz @ELLEmagazine / @sarahmbroom https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a36256197/elizabeth-gilbert-book-recommendations/
Paperback, 2020
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Thin Place
Kathryn DavisMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on BlueskyYES. If you haven’t read Kathryn Davis, now is the perfect time to check her out! I highly recommend DUPLEX and THE THIN PLACE, in particular. https://t.co/d45tnjuwOv
Paperback, 2016
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cloud Cuckoo Land
Anthony DoerrMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on Bluesky-@MaureenCorrigan's 10 Best Books of 2021, incl. @fakemaddoxjolie's AFTERPARTIES, @colsonwhitehead's HARLEM SHUFFLE, @legroff's MATRIX, @jocelynjohnson's MY MONTICELLO, Anthony Doerr's CLOUD CUCKOO LAND & more / @nprfreshair @nprbooks https://www.npr.org/2021/12/13/1060830513/maureen-corrigans-2021-best-books-list
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Overstory
Richard PowersMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on Bluesky@TheLincoln -@namwalien’s THE OLD DRIFT -Richard Powers’ THE OVERSTORY
Paperback, 2019
$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Customs: Poems
Solmaz SharifMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on Bluesky-@PublishersWkly's Top 10 Poetry Titles for spring 2022, including @adalimon's THE HURTING KIND, @RichieHof's A HUNDRED LOVERS, Solmaz Sharif's CUSTOMS, Ocean Vuong's TIME IS A MOTHER, Roger Reeves' BARBARIANS & more! @MayaCPopa @Milkweed_Books @WhitingFdn https://t.co/qXdrNpcEJv
Paperback, 2022
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Palmares
Gayl JonesMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on Bluesky🚨 Red Alert: Gayl Jones's 1st book in 20 years, PALMARES, coming in Sept. from @BeaconPressBks! PLUS 4 more books over the next 2 years! (Eternal thanks to @sarahmbroom for inspiring me to read Jones's CORREGIDORA and EVA'S MAN, both extraordinary.) https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/86376-first-gayl-jones-novel-in-20-years-is-coming-this-fall.html
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Afterlives
Abdulrazak GurnahMichael Taeckens @mtaeckens on BlueskyI love that @namwalien's THE OLD DRIFT continues to hold cultural sway years after publication. The latest example in the @nytimes Summer Reading feature: if you loved THE OLD DRIFT, read AFTERLIVES by 2021 Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah. https://t.co/MN0bML8dEp
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book